Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais, the former four-time Champ Car series' champion has admitted it will be difficult for him to find another race seat in formula one.
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Its elegance and comfort is everything a flagship sedan should be to deliver driving enjoyment. Now, Toyota Canada
makes things better for its top of the line passenger car with the 2010 Toyota
Avalon XLS - with a long list of standard equipment that now includes a
driver's seat with memory and corresponding memory linked powered exterior rear view mirrors, plus an enhanced premium package that now includes Toyota's DVD-based navigation system.
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Kia claims 'modern, powerful styling with a clear dynamic look' for the all-new seven-seater Kia Sorento that makes its European debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.
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On August 13, 2009, Volvo Cars will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its life-saving three-point standard seatbelt. The year was 1959 when the Swedish automaker delivered the first car equipped with a three-point seatbelt (a PV544 sedan) to a dealer in Kristianstad. This restraint device would go on to save thousands of lives around the world over the next fifty years.
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From day one, the Porsche Boxster intended to bring owners a more fun-loving taste of the Porsche brand. Its standard convertible roof, snippy mid-engine handling and two-seat setup wave a bit of youthful carelessness in the face of the automaker's more serious, grown-up models.
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Say "soy foam" to some people and they might get a craving for a low-fat heart-healthy decaf cappuccino. If they make their morning "coffee run" in a 2008-or-later Ford Motor Company vehicle, there is an excellent chance they'll be sitting on a type of soy-based foam already. That's because Ford leads the industry in the use of this renewable bio-material, with the seat backs and cushions in eight of its vehicle platforms already containing soy foam.
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Parent firm Mercedes plans three-seater brother to ForTwo
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Mercedes-Benz is developing a three-seat sports car for Smart.
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Mercedes-Benz is developing a three-seat sports car for Smart.
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Amerigon, maker of heated and cooled seats for OEMs and, recently, the aftermarket, reported a first half 2009 net loss of US$1.8m compared with net income of $2.6m last year period.
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Magna Seating, a unit of Aurora, Ontario-based Magna International, has formed a 50-50 joint venture (JV) with India's Krishna Group to produce complete seats and seat mechanisms for automakers in the Pune region.
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Mercedes-Benz is set to join forces with Renault in a deal aimed at providing its underdeveloped Smart division with a new four-seat model.
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Mercedes-Benz is set to join forces with Renault in a deal aimed at providing its underdeveloped Smart division with a new four-seat model.
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Mercedes-Benz is set to join forces with Renault in a deal aimed at providing its underdeveloped Smart division with a new four-seat model.
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FRANKFURT -- Mercedes-Benz is set to join forces with Renault in a deal aimed at providing its underdeveloped Smart division with a new four-seat model.
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Mercedes-Benz is developing a three-seat sports car for Smart.
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world's first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably seats five adults and has a range of more than 160km (100 miles) to satisfy real-world consumer requirements.
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It has four-wheel drive and room for eight. It can tow two ATVs or carry a share of your Scout unit's bags on its way to summer camp. Its cabin is nevertheless decked out in leather and entertains back-seat passengers with an audio-video system. I give you the Honda Pilot Touring, a luxurious SUV designed to expand your horizons on a daily basis.
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A U.S. bankruptcy judge today said seating and electronics supplier Lear Corp. could access $500 million in loans to keep the company operating during the bankruptcy process.
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